Abbott wins international award for excellence in IrelandMay 14, 2014
Abbott’s vascular manufacturing facility in Clonmel is the first organisation in Europe to achieve the standards required for top Shingo Prize...
Leadership needed for engineering growth, says Academy presidentApril 24, 2014
Sir John Parker writes that engineering is key to economic recovery, but needs an environment that allows innovation and entrepreneurship to flourish...
Lean driving competitiveness – a step change in manufacturingApril 10, 2014
Enterprise Ireland’s Lean programmes are helping Irish companies to address competitiveness issues and improve their operations...
Continuous granulation reduces costs and increases throughputApril 10, 2014
With the right design, moving from batch to continuous manufacturing helps companies to stay ahead of the curve, reduce costs and increase throughput...
Proud to be an engineer — the future for mechanical engineersMarch 27, 2014
IMechE president Patrick Kniveton on the rise of ‘multi-careers’ in engineering and why engineers must be more political – and less modest...
At the cutting edge – smart machines for production linesMarch 13, 2014
A pan-European project, including Trinity College, has developed adaptive technologies to automatically adjust metal-cutting operations...
Vistakon recruits engineers to support €100m expansionFebruary 27, 2014
Vistakon in Limerick seeks engineers in manufacturing, new product introduction, automation, process and injection moulding...
Benefits of outsourcing analytical quality-control solutionsFebruary 27, 2014
Contract service organisations facilitate access to chemicals expertise and capacity without long-term commitment to fixed costs...
Quality control system means zero tolerance for manufacturing faultsFebruary 27, 2014
EU-funded researchers and industrialists are developing monitoring tools for the production line that can prevent and correct defects faster...
The ‘five Ps’ of maintenance shutdownJanuary 30, 2014
When planning routine maintenance shutdowns of thermal fluid systems, plant engineers should prepare for a smooth procedure without incident...
Is there an end in sight for counterfeit drugs?January 30, 2014
For companies specifying regional requirements, serialisation systems must get the best return on investment while keeping line flexibility...
Irish pharmachem industry fights to maintain its global positionDecember 12, 2013
Despite recent announcements of job losses in MSD and Pfizer, Ireland's pharma industry is evolving and responding to the global challenges it faces...
Building and development of a next-generation truckDecember 12, 2013
How is an ultra-modern truck such as the Volvo FH built and how is hardware turned into a single, smoothly functioning entity?...
Ex-apparatus Certification – why should it matter to you?December 12, 2013
Is your repaired equipment increasing your explosion risk? IECEx Certification protects companies from claims of ‘dereliction of duty'...
Engineers must develop transferable skills for other industriesNovember 28, 2013
Employers in the professional services sector have realised that engineering qualifications and experiences are ‘transferable’ to their industry...
Engineers cut time to 3D-print objects from hours to minutesNovember 28, 2013
Engineers have developed a faster 3D printing process and are using it to fabricate heterogeneous objects comprising multiple materials...
Preparation for a career as a process engineerNovember 28, 2013
Internships in facilities such as MSD Ballydine offer an insight into the tasks and responsibilities of a process engineer...
Government must co-ordinate efforts to bolster manufacturingNovember 27, 2013
Setting targets for manufacturing growth is pointless unless other necessary initiatives are implemented, warns the Irish Academy of Engineering...
Sector experts gather at National Manufacturing ConferenceNovember 18, 2013
The National Manufacturing Conference will bring together stakeholders from the food, pharmaceutical, medical, chemical and electronics industries...
Energy transparency – enabling sustainable manufacturingNovember 14, 2013
DePuy and TCD have designed a metering strategy and energy consumption characterisation approach that drive resource efficiency in manufacturing...